Review: Nauti Deceptions by Lora Leigh
Title: Nauti Deceptions (Nauti Boys, book 5 )
Author: Lora Leigh
Release: February 2nd, 2010
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Rating: 4 Stars
Now years later, Rogue is still stirring up trouble. Sheriff Zeke Mayes knows there’s more to her than meets the eye, though what meets the eye is pretty smoking. He’s prepared for a long struggle to get Rogue to drop her defenses – and give in to desire. But soon Zeke will become embroiled in a deadly game that will sweep Rogue up in its wake. And when everything seems to be a matter of life and death, there is no reason to hold back…
Lora Leigh is my guilty pleasure. Her books are candy for my smut loving self. But even I have been left feeling a bit “blah” over her last few releases. They were ok, but something was missing for me. I went into this book expecting the same and expecting to be bored because Zeke and Rogue never really appealed to me in the previous books. I was also a little wary of the ongoing terrorist suspense plot. While Nauti Deceptions isn’t perfect, I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it.
In previous Nauti books Rogue was never very interesting to me. I can’t explain why, but I actually thought she was older than she actually is. I always thought of her as a bit standoffish and brutish and I wasn’t really sure what we would get from her story. This is one of those books I am so thankful for multiple points of view. I really loved getting into Rogue’s head and found myself liking her almost immediately. She is smart, tough as nails, stubborn, sarcastic, and yet vulnerable – something I never expected.
Zeke, oh what can I say about Zeke. He could be my favorite “nauti boy”, he was definitely the most alpha so far. He is very overprotective and totally aggravating at times, but somehow I was able to overlook that. It probably has something to do with his dirty mouth and tendency to growl – it’s a weakness of mine.
The romance between Rogue and Zeke was intense. I was on the edge of my seat more than once, my stomach in knots as I wondered if this would be the time they really connected or not. The romantic tension between them was some of Leigh’s best and the loving was so hot I had to check my breathing to keep from hyperventilating.
My only complaint is the suspense plot, it was weak and felt overdone. I feel like the terrorist organization in this tiny town plot is being dragged on and on and on through book after book in this series. If there is another Nauti Boy book I hope she finds a new angle to work the subplot through because this one can’t take another novel.
Overall, Nauti Deceptions showcases Lora Leigh’s sizzling romantic tension at it’s best. If you are a fan of the series, definitely do not skip this one.
FTC Disclaimer: Book purchased by me.
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KV I’m with you on the “meh” feeling. I feel like Leigh just hasn’t delivered with her latest releases. I haven’t been over the moon with her Breed series either. Most of her characters seem redundant & don’t have a unique personality, which is a damn shame because I want to love her books, really I do.
Do you think I’d like Nauti series?
I like the Breed series, BUT its very repetitive and not terribly original. But smutty as all get out
IF you don’t like the Breeds I doubt you would be a huge fan of the Nauti Boys BUT I could be wrong. FV likes em too tho. They are smutty smutty but not big on plot and stuff, kwim? LOL
LOL. I gave up on Lora Leigh. I read the first three of the Nauti Boy series and hated them. I know, you’re wondering why did I read all three when I hated them. That’s a good question. She a good writer, but they books really annoyed me on a personal level. Book 1, I didn’t get how Rowdy could push her into that relationship after what she went through, Book 2, I thought Dawg was a Dog and couldn’t see the attraction there. Book 3, I couldn’t understand why Natches didn’t have his woman’s back when Dawg was treating her like crap. It was a little too late for me when he did say something and we he did, he didn’t take it as far as it needed to be taken.
LOL. Sorry, I was very emotional about that series. It drove me bonkers.
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LOL Lynette, I have a love hate with em. Leigh writes smokin hot scenes but they don’t really compare with the other great romance writers I love. They are smut I like to read when I just want a quick fix and don’t want to be emotionally attached or think too much, kwim?
I’ve never read her *hides*
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*tsk tsk* Mandi. I sent FV the first breed book because of the solo hand scene
Most of Leigh’s men are dirrrrty BUT not really books with character development or fabulous plots. I like em for what they are, but they don’t compare to Moira Rogers or Jeaniene Frost, etc.
I love some of her Breeds, still have to start in this series, it is hard to keep up with LL, she releases so many books in a year!
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She does release a ton Marissa! And on top of that, her series are neverending LOL I think this is actually the last one of the series. I read something about a short story in an anthology but other than that, this is the final Nauti Boy book.
I’m really looking forward to reading this one. I think it looks very interesting.
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